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May 29, 2013

Retro Wednesday: Go where you're awesome

This week's retro Wednesday post is all about going somewhere where what you do is unique. That would definitely be a place like ConnectorCon. Do you have your tickets yet?

Excelsior!

March 30, 2011

Go where you're awesome

My freshman year of college was a time of discovery. I learned a lot that year about acting, directing, tech, etc.

One of the most important lessons I learned that year actually didn't happen at college. It happened two towns over at my old High School.

I went back in the afternoons and was a drama coach for the operettas. What was pretty amazing about that was that I was second in command to the director, got to take notes during the rehearsals, and do scene work with the kids. These were people who were not much younger than me and yet I was giving direction because I was "in College" This alerted me to a very important principal that applies to every business.

Go where you're awesome.

I could have volunteer ushered at Trinity rep and been seen as some college kid helping out, or I could go to my old school and be seen as a junior drama teacher. At Trinity I would have been another faceless helper, at Smithfield High I was awesome.

The same applies for any business. An actor in the Indie Theatre Community could go and speak on a panel that is arts focused and be seen as another actor, or they could go to a college early career acting class and be awesome.

A music producer who is just getting started could go to SXSW and be seen as another music producer looking to make connections or that same music producer could go to a college radio station and be awesome.

There are places where you are kinda cool and there are places where you are awesome.

Take a second to think about a space that someone in your business has never been.